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Section 4.5
Business District
4.5.1   Purpose:  The purpose of the Business District is to provide an area for retail sales and services and other uses associated with a Central Business District.

4.5.2   Uses Permitted with Site Plan Approval:

4.5.2.1 All of the uses and accessory uses permitted in the Neighborhood Business District, subject to the same conditions.

4.5.2.2 Bank, financial, business, or professional office, telephone exchange.

4.5.2.3 Salesroom, showroom, department store or place for the conduct of retail business in a structure.

4.5.2.4 Restaurant, public dining room or lunch room, not including any drive_through facilities.

4.5.2.5 Accessory uses normal and incidental to uses permitted in Business Districts, including:

(a)     Business accessory parking, provided that there is no repair, servicing, sale or storage of motor vehicles and vehicle parts.

(b)     Off_street loading.

(c)     Customary business accessory uses, excluding trailers, but including outside storage not to exceed 10% of the total lot for lots one (1) acre or less or 5% for lots greater than one (1)acre, provided that said storage shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet from any property line. (4-03-01, Art. 12)

4.5.3   Uses Permitted on a Special Permit Granted by the Planning Board and Site Plan Approval by the Board of Selectmen: (5-4-87, Art. 15)

4.5.3.1 Hall, club, theater, dance hall, dancing school, gymnasium, library and museum or other place of amusement or assembly within a structure.

4.5.3.2 Hotel.


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